Team Leader VIC (14 month Fixed Term Contract)

About Your Workplace

At Miele we live by our promise “Immer Besser” – Forever Better. As part of our Logistics Cluster (VG), our warehouse operations play a critical role in ensuring premium products reach our customers efficiently, accurately, and safely.

As Warehouse Team Leader, you will take ownership of the day-to-day warehouse and inventory operations, leading a high-performing team while driving process excellence, safety, and continuous improvement across the supply chain.

Your Responsibilities

• Warehouse Operations Leadership: Lead and coordinate all warehouse activities including receiving, dispatch, inventory management, stock rotation, scrapping and OHSE compliance.

• Inventory Accuracy & Control: Monitor stock levels, manage pick locations/bins, investigate stock discrepancies (RCA), and deliver high cycle count and stocktake accuracy.

• Returns & Reporting: Oversee the returns process, ensuring accurate processing, reporting and timely resolution.

• Performance & KPI Management: Monitor receiving/dispatch times, order completeness, inventory discrepancies and ensure KPIs and budget targets are achieved.

• Stakeholder Coordination: Liaise with internal departments (Sales, Service, Projects, Accounts), 3PL partners and service providers to ensure seamless goods movement.

• Stocktaking Leadership: Coordinate and actively participate in stocktakes, driving strong engagement and accountability within the team.

• Safe & Efficient Workplace: Maintain a clean, safe and orderly warehouse environment, acting autonomously and modelling best practice behaviours.

What We Are Looking For

Must-Have Skills & Competencies

• Strong process and end-to-end thinking with a structured and methodical approach

• Proven ability to lead daily warehouse operations with minimal supervision

• High organisational skills with strong attention to detail

• Experience managing inventory accuracy and investigating discrepancies

• Strong communication skills across all organisational levels

• Good IT proficiency (e.g. SAP, WMS, ASW or similar systems)

• Relevant warehousing licences (forklift, manual handling, dangerous goods as applicable)

Nice-to-Have

• Certificate in Warehousing or similar qualification

• 1–2 years’ experience in supply chain or warehouse operations

• SAP system experience

• Experience working with 3PL providers

What Success Looks Like

• Accurate and efficient flow of goods in and out of the warehouse

• Low inventory discrepancy and stock variation rates

• High cycle count and stocktaking accuracy

• Strong order completeness and on-time dispatch performance

• High team engagement and a positive safety culture